Playing BMI at Yeti on Thursday the 12th at 1:50pm. It's a band out of Adelaide, South Australia. Per this article:
We’re calling it now. The Tullamarines are going to be the next biggest export out of SA, armed with anxious pop tunes and safety blankets.
They have 121 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify. Impressive.
"Idiot" is them live. Reminds me of Vampire Weekend mixed with The Strokes.
This is their most streamed song. Catchy.
Playing BMI at Yeti on Thursday the 12th at 2:40pm is this Seattle-based singer-songwriter. According to this article:
Active since early 2021, 22-year-old Cochrane is becoming increasingly known for her expressive lyrics, captivating performances, and queer-anthem storytelling. 2024’s widely praised standalone single “Existential Crisis at the Tennis Club” showcased her vivid ideas and fearless authenticity, inviting listeners into her world with courage, honesty, and unfiltered self-expression.
Here is "Existential Crisis At The Tennis Club" for an NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission.
Below is her breakout single. For something completely different this is the same song stripped down. I think you'll like it better: "Shapeshifting on a Saturday Night (Alone in My Bedroom Version)". It has a Lana Del Rey feel.
Playing BMI at Yeti on Thursday the 12th at 3:30pm. From this article:
Easy Honey has been bringing their joy-soaked, cleverly-worded rock tunes to the church of live music ever since Austin met fellow songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Darby McGlone alongside drummer Charlie Holt while attending Sewanee in the Tennessee mountains.
By 2019, the band had relocated to Charleston, called by its lively music scene and surf culture. 2022 saw the group gain Webster Austin (Austin’s brother) on bass, just in time for touring to really kick off as Covid restrictions were lifted.
They did a Jam in the Van live. I like them. It says:
Living up to their name, this group is a powerful power-pop band that you have to hear for yourself. Every song they play is a perfect blend of traditional rock ‘n’ roll combined with the alternative charm of the 90s, sounding totally fresh.
This is a nice chill tune. Cool video, too.
This band out of L.A. plays the BMI showcase at Yeti on Thursday the 12th at 4:20pm. They are also playing the just announced SXSanJose. Per this article:
LA six-piece The Sophs have shared plans for their debut album ‘GOLDSTAR’.
The much-hyped group have made a plan, and stuck to it – The Sophs crafted those pivotal early demos, and cold-called Rough Trade Records, sending them to label heads Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee before they ever even played a show.
Promptly snapped up by the influential imprint, a golden run of singles – ‘I’M YOUR FIEND’, ‘SWEAT’, and ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ – have laid out the blueprint for their live-wire sound.
2026 is set to be a massive year for the six-piece, with debut album ‘GOLDSTAR’ set to land on March 13th.
There are comparisons to The Strokes.
" GOLDSTAR" is the title track. It's ok.
"DEATH IN THE FAMILY" is good. Has a Weezer feel.
I like this one, too.
Playing BMI at Yeti on Thursday the 12th at 5:20pm. According to this article:
If you’ve ever wondered what it might sound like if The Avett Brothers and Modest Mouse birthed a hybrid music child, meet Timmy Skelly.
The BMI bio says:
Timmy Skelly is a singer/songwriter from Sandwich, Illinois, known for his distinctive “Midwest Y’alternative” sound, a genre-spanning blend shaped by the environments and music of his upbringing.
"Soul on Fire" has an Avett Brothers sound.
Here's a Jam in the Van live show. He does the songs posted here but I think they're better live. The last song "Dear Depression" is a good tune.
This is a newer song.
BMI is back at Yeti with two day parties on Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th. This artist closes out the Thursday party at 6:10pm.
She's from Brixton. According to this article:
the singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has just unveiled a triple-track EP as a powerful introduction following her recent signing with BMG. Notably, this new music marks a complete departure from her previous releases. It’s clear that MEEK has significantly refined her songwriting and artistry, having spent recent years penning hits for the likes of Rita Ora, Alex Gaudino, Charlotte Plank, and more.
It compares her to Chappell Roan.
"Brixton" is a good song.
"I want love, but not that much" is poppy.
This definitely has a Chappell Roan feel. It's her breakout hit. I bet she'll be at ACL Fest.
Luck Reunion artist. He's playing the Visit Ft. Worth stage. Google AI says this about him:
Brandon Marcel is a Fort Worth-based R&B singer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with Leon Bridges and his own soulful releases like The Audition and Alone, Etc. Influenced by his father, Cameo bassist Aaron Mills, Marcel combines strong vocals with poetic, hip-hop-influenced lyrics.
Here is a live show
"Spaceship" is one of the two videos on his Youtube page.
This is the other. Nice R&B tune.
Luck Reunion artist. She's playing on the Visit Ft. Worth stage. According to Rolling Stone:
When the bellwether bands in the Red Dirt scene, Cross Canadian Ragweed and the Turnpike Troubadours, announced the latest installment in their Boys From Oklahoma tour de force, they put a brand-new name on the lineup. Shelby Stone will join Ragweed and Turnpike on Feb. 28 at the Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Georgia.
She has opened for Turnpike before and has also opened for American Aquarium. The article also says:
Stone dropped her debut full-length album, Silveryear, in August. But there was a catch: The record was only made available in physical format and via digital download on Stone’s website. She’s not releasing the project to streaming services until April 2026. The move was very intentional. Early adopters of Stone’s music paid for the record and she sees this as a gesture of thanks.
"Each Other" is good. Her voice reminds me of Florence Welch.
This is her latest single.
Luck Reunion artist. He's playing the Visit Ft. Worth stage. That's the side stage by the Reunion stage off the beaten path. It's a good spot to hear bands without a big crowd.
This is a Ft. Worth native. According to this bio:
I took a lot of inspiration from people I saw performing around town. Guys like Guthrie Kennard, Scott Copeland, Vince Emerson, and Leon Bridges.
"100 Miles" is live from Sagebrush.
Good honky-tonk music.
Luck Reunion artist. The third songwriter in the BMI Songwriter circle. According to this bio:
Emma Ogier is a Houston-raised, Nashville-based musician and singer-songwriter blending Americana and Alternative styles. Influenced by artists like Joni Mitchell, The Indigo Girls, and Jackson Browne, her sound is marked by raw delivery, honest lyrics, and dry humor that shines in her live performances.
"Too Young for That" is catchy.
"First Base" is a mix of Lucy Dacus and Olivia Rodrigo.
This is her most streamed song. Poppy.
Luck Reunion artist. He's on the BMI Songwriter's circle. His bio:
Leon Majcen is a musician whose story is one of resilience and determination. He grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the son of Bosnian war refugees who had fled their homeland in search of a better life for their children. From a young age, Leon was drawn to the power of storytelling through music, particularly the work of artists like Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Bob Dylan, and Guy Clark.
After some time in New York City and Florida he's now in Nashville.
This Rolling Stone article says he has opened for Turnpike Troubadours, Margo Price, Sam Barber, and American Aquarium.
"Highway One" is good.
This video tells a timely story.
Luck Reunion artist. She's playing as part of the BMI Songwriter's Showcase. According to this bio:
Raised on classic country and the blues, Julianna Rankin finds herself influenced by a spectrum of artists ranging from Keith Whitley, Bobbie Gentry and Waylon Jennings to Bonnie Raitt, Carole King and James Taylor. Her journey into the industry began in 2018, when she took a headfirst dive towards discovering her artistry while attending Texas A&M University. Since then, Julianna has made her home in New Braunfels, TX, to which she credits a strong circle of talented musicians and local collaboration for recent successes. In the past year, the young singer-songwriter has found herself opening for artists such as Robert Earl Keen, Stoney LaRue, Randall King, Django Walker, Adam Hood, Jason Eady, William Beckmann, Midnight River Choir and more. With her strong vocals and soul-penetrating lyrics, Julianna demands attention from the growing audiences that are lucky enough to catch her sets.
She has signed with Big Loud Texas (Miranda Lambert's label) so expect big things.
"I'm Trouble" is good. I like her voice.
"Miss Me When I'm Gone" is good, too.
This is her latest single. It was highlighted in Rolling Stone. The article says it was featured on the "Landman" season finale but I can't find any reference to it on the Landman soundtrack guide.
Her voice and vocal inflections remind me of Nikki Lane.
Luck Reunion artist. According to this article:
Inevitably music will be inspired by personal experiences and Tom Jenkins has a fascinating dual work situation. On the one hand he’s a sheep farmer in South Wales and he revels in his family history of running a farm in rural Wales. But he’s also a wonderful singer-songwriter and to date he’s released two highly praised albums and a range of shorter EP-length recordings still pitched as albums.
He has been in other bands and toured but soured on the scene. Per this article:
After a few years on the road and feeling uninspired by his own music, Jenkins would eventually end up in the outback of New Zealand, to pursue his passion of sheep shearing, Shepherding and ranching. Cut off from the world, sometimes weeks at a time with only a landline that would receive calls, the isolation and beautiful landscape that surrounded Jenkins would provide the right time and place to write his debut solo album.
He returned to Wales and connected with producer (and Austin-based) Elijah Ford (Gary Clark, Jr. bandmate) to make new music. He now has a new album out. He opened for Ryan Bingham on his tour of Ireland.
'It Comes In The Morning, It Hangs In The Evening Sky' is an older song. It's more rocking than his newer stuff. Reminds me a little of Jeff Buckley.
"Stay and Work the Land" is about his life farming. It's a good song and video.
This is his most streamed song.
Luck Reunion artist. This is a crazy story in the vein of "Searching for Sugarman". This artist originally from Georgia released an album in 1978 that never got popular so he moved on with his life and became a house painter. The album developed an underground cult following and in 2009 Mexican Summer asked if they could re-release it on vinyl. They then asked him to come perform. Per this article:
Folsom—with a backing band of Jacksonville locals, mostly members of his church group—played at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on a bill for Mexican Summer’s showcase during the once-juggernaut music industry convention CMJ. It was Folsom’s first time in New York City.
As Robert Lester Folsom stood before a crowd who sang his songs back to him, songs he’d written and recorded almost forty years before, songs he hadn’t played live in over three decades, he was overjoyed.
It's a great article. He has since released songs he had saved up over the years and at 71 is now playing Luck.
"Music and Dreams" was also the title of the album.
The article describes "My Stoves on Fire" as a mix of Boz Scaggs and Todd Rundgren.
This is him live last year. Nice tune.
Luck Reunion artist. According to this article:
The sound of Atlanta rock band Penelope Road forces you to look back. Listen to the track “Tired of Love,” and you’ll hear a mix of Otis Redding and Christopher Cross. Then, there’s the gospel-tinged soul of “Mercy” or the slow-groove R&B of “So It Goes” that’s reminiscent of Robin Thicke in his prime.
Here is "Mercy" live. Good to see the kids embracing old-school genres.
It says they signed a record deal with Warner Brothers last year.
"Out Tonight" is a nice tune. Good outdoor festival daytime music.
Another nice song.
Luck Reunion artist. Another one with hardly anything online. I can't find any articles on her. Her bandcamp page says she is out of London. It says:
Luna Roja is a singer-songwriter blending Latin music with the spirit of the Wild West. Her sound fuses multiple latin genres with Spaghetti Western vibes. Through soulful vocals and poetic lyrics, she evokes love, longing, and the rugged frontier, offering a timeless journey through heartache and hope.
The only place I found a bio was on this podcast which says she was born in Italy. Her father was a pianist and guitarist who encouraged her to play.
She has a Spotify page but it has no music posted and 0 monthly listeners. hmm.
Her Instagram page has some music clips of her performing but that's about it.
The only videos I found are her performing live at the Mayflower Pub in London.
"Huesos Rotos" is a nice mellow tune.
She has a song on TikTok called "Austin, Texas, San Antonio" so maybe she has a local connection.
Something is going on behind the scenes for her to be on the Luck schedule. May have to see what's up.
This is pretty good. It has 246 views.
Luck Reunion band. They're from San Antonio and this article states:
Launched during the pandemic, the band started as a nostalgia-embracing one-off collaboration between friends Baldemar Esquivel and Miguel Guzman.
No longer a one-off, the band now has six members. More:
And, the band’s sound?
Esquivel still calls it Tejano dream-pop, which is pretty spot-on in its own right, but the music also has a lo-fi, stoner, punk aspect at its core. Maybe it’s the lyrics, frequently embracing blissful abandon, maybe it’s the group’s restless energy and refusal to sit still — literally and figuratively.
"Cien Novias" was their first single.
"Disco Y Salieri" is a nice mellow tune. It's the closest to dream-pop I found.
This is fun.
Luck Reunion artist. She lives in Maui and is friends with the Nelson family. From this article:
The official music video for “My Mama Marched” features cameo appearances by Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson, and was created by filmmakers Todd Soliday and Leah Warshawski of Inflatable Film. The project also included animation by Micah Nelson and creative collaboration from Swanson’s close friend Annie Nelson.
It was produced by Micah.
Below is the only video I found.
I did find this song that is a duet with Willie: "The One that Got Away"
Luck Reunion artist. There isn't much online written about him. I found an article from a college website with this:
Just three months into his senior year, SUNY Oneonta Music Industry major Franklin Mastrangelo has signed a multi-album record deal with Mercury Records.
Mastrangelo, of Orient, NY, shared with his hometown newspaper, The Suffolk Times, that he will release music under the name Frank Mastra and plans to relocate to Nashville to pursue his music career full time.
That article was in January (last month) so he probably hasn't even started recording yet.
I found the article from his hometown paper they reference. It said:
In his first interview since landing the deal, the Greenport High School graduate — who will be releasing music under the name Frank Mastra — said Tuesday, Jan. 6, that he signed with the label on Nov. 15, 2025, just three days before his 21st birthday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Universal Music Group, the parent company of Mercury Records, did not respond to a request for comment.
A multi-album major label deal and now he's playing Luck Reunion. I assume they're expecting big things.
I see lots of TikTok clips but no original videos. He doesn't even have Spotify or Youtube pages yet.
Here is a clip from a cover of Leon Russell's "Song for You" on Instagram.
Here's Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". Soulful voice on piano. He has 35 posts on Instagram and 1,395 followers. I'm sure that will change soon.
I found one video under his moniker Franklin Angelo. It was in 2019. He was 14 years old. Damn. What a voice.
Luck Reunion artist. Per this article:
Singer/songwriter Agalisiga Mackey, or "Chuj" as he's known, cuts quite the country figure. With his long hair tucked under a wide-brimmed hat, he's strumming through three chords and the truth, voice cresting in a delicate yodel, as he covers Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." But there's a catch: Mackey's singing in Cherokee.
Mackey, from Oklahoma, is the only artist writing and performing country music in the ancient Cherokee language, which is so endangered that only 2,000 native speakers remain.
The article is a good rundown of the loss of native Cherokee speakers and how he is trying to keep the language alive. He teaches it to children when not performing.
"Tsitsutsa Tsigesv" was submitted for NPR Tiny Desk Contest last year. I like his yodeling.
"Usvdona Itlugv (The Hollow Tree)" is his submission to the contest this year. I like the "No Flute Zone" sign behind the stage.
This is good, too.
Luck Reunion artist. According to this bio:
Deloyd Elze, aka Jacob Henry Allen, is a genre-blending artist and poet from Jacksonville, Florida, whose music fuses traditional American songwriting with experimental and electronic textures...Now based in Los Angeles, he’s creating music that speaks to life’s many layers, drawing from his family’s history and his own journey of self-discovery and survival.
His moniker was his great-grandfather's name. He tells a good story about his great-grandfather meeting his wife here. The kicker:
They ended up staying at the same hotel, if by chance or design is still unclear. From what my family told me he apparently payed the bellhop to ride up and down the elevator all day until she finally got on. The bellhop asked for her name and then told her “Virginia, this is Deloyd. Y’all two have now been properly introduced”.
They got married three days later and ended up having seven kids, one of which was my grandmother.
It's quite a story. Worth a read.
"Rite of Passage" reminds me of Bon Iver.
It looks like he has just released an EP and a few singles. His new EP comes out March 6th.
This is with another Luck artist, Angela Autumn.
Luck Reunion artist. According to this website, their debut EP:
"Sweet Southern Summer" fuses the singer-songwriters southern rock, country, and folk influences together effortlessly.
It lists quick facts:
Full name – The Band Loula comprised of Malachi Mills and Logan SimmonsHometown – Gainesville, GeorgiaCurrent city – Nashville, TennesseeLabel – Warner Music NashvilleCurrent Project – Sweet Southern Summer EP (as of date of article: 8/25/2025)
Major label backing.
"Marshall County Man" is a good murder ballad. I like her voice.
"A Little At A Time" is pretty good, too.
This is more of a toe-tapper.
Playing Luck Reunion. She's a folk songwriter from Portland. She has opened for Watchhouse, Hayes Carll, Courtney Marie Andrews, Gregory Alan Isakov, etc. We've never seen her, though.
She just released her 7th studio album.
According to Wikipedia:
Anna Tivel is an American indie folk artist from Portland, Oregon who is critically recognized as "one of the finest songwriters of her generation." She is noted for being a "masterful storyteller" with her music often compared to that of Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker, as well as Elliott Smith and Paul Simon.
Damn. High praise. I'm not sure why I've never heard of her before. I guess she's more of an artists' artist.
Very mellow tunes. They could put her in the Chapel.
Here is her NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
This is off her latest album.
Playing Luck Reunion. They are listed in the email lineup but aren't on the poster. They are also the KUTX artist of the month for this month (Black History Month. Guess no black artists to highlight this month).
Their journey took an unexpected turn when their music reached the ears of Grammy Award–winning producer, songwriter, and Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. Auerbach first heard them by chance, their music floating from an open hotel window and stopping him in his tracks. Captivated, he made a note to track them down, and within a year that chance encounter led to something bigger.
Now signed to Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label, The Animeros are preparing to release their debut album later this year, produced exclusively by Auerbach himself.
It says their name was "inspired by Colombian shamans who would usher lost souls to peace."
It also describes their sound: "crafts a genre-blending sound that drifts between the lush jungles of Colombia, the palm-lined streets of 1960s coastal Mexico, and the dusty cantinas of West Texas."
Waterloo Records filmed their in-store performance. It is here. (I wonder if they film all the in-stores now?)
Here is their first single. Good festival music.
Another Luck Reunion artist. She has a Wikipedia page. It says:
Hannah Cohen was born in San Francisco, CA and comes from a family of musicians and booksellers. Her grandfather, Bertie Rodgers, was a poet. Her father is the jazz drummer Myron Cohen. Cohen left home as a teenager, soon finding herself in New York and becoming something of a muse to the city's art scene.
She has put out 4 albums over the last 15 years over long intervals. Her latest album is getting rave reviews. One post on reddit calls it "shades of 70s rock, country, giallo, dream pop, folk and funk."
"Mountain" has a Fleetwood Mac feel.
Here is her live on KCRW.
This is good.
Playing Luck Reunion. According to this bio:
Angela Autumn is from old, weird Appalachia. Raised in the hills of Pennsylvania, she now calls Nashville home. The ‘ Rose of Appalachia,’ or ‘Roving Jewel’ as fans call her, turns her hand to clawhammer banjo and guitar.
Savingcountrymusic says:
Similar to piping up the music of Colter Wall, Sierra Ferrell, and so many other rising artists in independent country and roots, her music is like passing through a time portal. It’s like opening up an old attic trunk, or stepping into an abandoned mill or frontier cabin and beholding its wonders from a place and time distinctly foreign from our own.
"Shooter" is good.
"Electric Lizard" is, too. It's her most streamed song on Spotify.
Her voice sounds a little like Nikki Lane in this one.
We saw this guy Sunday morning at ACL Fest. We both really liked him. Now he's playing Luck Reunion. Here is the ACL preview.
First post of 2026. I'll start with your guy. Luck Reunion dropped their lineup so I'll run through all the new (to me) acts.
He's described as lo-fi folk. According to this article:
Now Brooklyn-based, Freeman is said to be originally born from evangelical missionaries in Dallas, Texas, lived in South Africa as a child and also been associated with Springfield, Missouri. Currently an enigmatic figure, there is not a great deal else to find about him in the press or online.
"Good Faith" is one of his latest songs. Reminds me of Big Thief.
"Warm Me, Winter" is an old one. Nice mellow tune.
This is his breakout song. Very good.
